ABOVE: Andrew Gillum is his sit-down interview with Tamron Hall. (Photo via TameronHallShow.com)
Former Tallahassee mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has come out as bisexual in an interview with Tamron Hall.
The interview aired as the season two premiere of Hall’s syndicated talk show.
“I don’t identify as gay but I do identify as bisexual,” Gillum said, “and that is something I have never shared publicly before.”
Hall devoted the entire hour of her show to interviewing Gillum and his wife, R. Jai Gillum, who said during the interview that many people just don’t understand bisexuality.
“Bisexuality is just something different,” she said. “I just believe that love and sexuality exist on a spectrum. All I care about is what’s between us and what agreement we make.”
The Hall interview is the first time Andrew Gillum has spoken publicly since an incident last March in a Miami hotel that involved Gillum, a friend and a drug overdose.
“The reason why I went to that room is probably no different than how somebody might communicate with someone they are in a friendship, relationship, whatever with,” Gillum said. “I understand very well what people assume about that.”
Gillum was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic days after the incident.
The full interview airs on the season two premiere of Tamron Hall Sept. 14. Check local listings for channel and time.
